سُوْرَةُ الْبُرُوْجِ
Surah Al-Burooj (85) — Ayah 4
قُتِلَ أَصْحَـٰبُ ٱلْأُخْدُودِ ﴿4﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Cursed were the people of the Ditch (in the story of the Boy and the King).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
قُتِلَ
qutila
Destroyed were
أَصْحَـٰبُ
aṣḥābu
(the) companions
ٱلْأُخْدُودِ
l-ukh'dūdi
(of) the pit
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4. Cursed were the people of the trench [3].
[3] The word ﴿اُخدود﴾ ﴿الخدّ﴾ ﴿والاخدود﴾ ﴿اخدود﴾, according to Sahib Munjid, is singular, while some others consider it to be the plural of "khadd." It means a long and deep pit that has been dug by oneself, meaning a trench, and in the plural form, it would mean trenches.
[3] The word ﴿اُخدود﴾ ﴿الخدّ﴾ ﴿والاخدود﴾ ﴿اخدود﴾, according to Sahib Munjid, is singular, while some others consider it to be the plural of "khadd." It means a long and deep pit that has been dug by oneself, meaning a trench, and in the plural form, it would mean trenches.
